Man accused of spying on guests at Oakhurst rental property released on bail, officials confirm

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral accused of secretly filming his guests without their cognition astatine a rental spot successful Oakhurst has been released connected bail, the Madera County Sheriff's Office confirms.

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According to investigators, 44-year-old Christian Parmalee Edwards filmed not lone from extracurricular done the blinds but besides from the wrong of the location wherever helium was surviving connected the 3rd story.

Action News obtained the transgression ailment filed against Edwards. He faces 1 felony number for his possession of kid enactment maltreatment material.

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During Edwards' archetypal tribunal hearing, a justice lowered his bail from $225,000 to $75,000 based connected his charges.

The Madera County Sheriff's Office says nary of the victims person been identified oregon person travel guardant astir the case.

Edwards had nary anterior transgression record.

Deputies accidental Edwards archetypal listed the spot online arsenic a short-term commercialized rental successful July of 2025, and that the recovered videos day backmost to that time.

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After respective tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children flagged the home, Madera County sheriff's deputies served a hunt warrant and uncovered that Edwards had filmed anyplace betwixt 10 to 15 women and astatine slightest 1 kid astir six years aged without their apparel on.

Investigators seized 30 antithetic devices with implicit 4,000 files of kid enactment maltreatment material.

Authorities are inactive investigating and are successful connection with online rental companies VRBO and Airbnb to larn the names of those who whitethorn person been imaginable victims.